Maia Song Contest 19

The Maia Song Contest 19 was the nineteenth edition of the Maia Song Contest. It was held in Rhoe, following their win in the previous edition with Vitalic ft. David Shaw And The Beat and their song "Waiting for the Stars".

Semi-final allocations
Countries were allocated to semi-finals using pots based off of the voting patterns of the votes from the fourteenth, fifteenth and eighteenth editions.

Despite not being counted as being in any pot, the automatically qualified nations are still assigned a pot based off of their voting history.


 * would be in Pot B.
 * would be in Pot C.
 * would be in Pot D.
 * and would be in Pot E.
 * would be in Pot F.

Semi Final 1
Playlist available here. Recap available here.

Scoreboard available here.

, and  voted in this semi-final.

Semi Final 2
Playlist available here. Recap available here.

Scoreboard available here.

, and  voted in this semi-final.

Grand Final
Playlist available here. Recap available here.

Full scoreboard available here. Scorewiz available here.

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Maia Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active MBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. The MBU will issue an invitation of participation in the contest to all active members.

Active MBU countries

 * - The MBU has warned following the country's failure to vote in the semi-finals of Maia Song Contest 18, the country may not be permitted to compete unless they can provide a guarantee that they are equipped properly to compete. The broadcaster failed to vote in the final of Maia Song Contest 18 also, result in its membership being revoked.
 * - IZT have stated that as of May 27, the country may be unable to participate in the upcoming edition due to disagreements with the MBU as well as potential issues with timing with the observation of national holidays in Izola. Despite this, the country eventually confirmed their participation in the contest on June 8.
 * - Despite initially confirming their participation, on June 5, ETL withdrew their confirmation and stated that, due to "council hypocrisy" and "the alarming escalation of blockvoting in the contest", the Loafousian participation in the 19th edition of the Maia Song Contest was in question. On June 9, the Loafousian participation was confirmed for the 19th edition but the broadcaster announced that participation would be further reconsidered following the twentieth edition.
 * - The country's head of delegation said in an interview that a return to the contest is possible, and various fans have speculated that the country may return.